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Nov 16, 2007 (newstodate): The Russian authorities have now extended the temporary permission, otherwise expiring on November 15, for Lufthansa Cargo overflights till 29. February, 2008.
This secures continued operations on the routes between Frankfurt, Germany, and the destinations in the Far East transiting through the carrier' hub at Astana, Kazakhstan, where Lufthansa Cargo freighters call 49 times per week.
Russia is using admittance into its airspace to press Lufthansa to move their hub from Kazkahstan to Krasnoyarsk instead.
-A move of our freighter hub is only acceptable if our operational and commercial demands are met, says a Lufthansa Group press spokesman.
He thus confirms that talks are indeed going on over a move of the freighter hub away from Kazakhstan.
A move would deal a hard blow to the ambitious plans for growth in freighter traffic in both Astana and Almaty.
This secures continued operations on the routes between Frankfurt, Germany, and the destinations in the Far East transiting through the carrier' hub at Astana, Kazakhstan, where Lufthansa Cargo freighters call 49 times per week.
Russia is using admittance into its airspace to press Lufthansa to move their hub from Kazkahstan to Krasnoyarsk instead.
-A move of our freighter hub is only acceptable if our operational and commercial demands are met, says a Lufthansa Group press spokesman.
He thus confirms that talks are indeed going on over a move of the freighter hub away from Kazakhstan.
A move would deal a hard blow to the ambitious plans for growth in freighter traffic in both Astana and Almaty.